levator scapulae

Musculus levator scapulae

Muscular

3D model: levator scapulae — 3D models: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 International

In 4 atlases

Adult male (BodyParts3D)
Right upper limb (Open3DModel)
Head and neck (SPL atlas)
Adult male, detailed (Z-Anatomy)

Definition

An axial muscle that originates in the cervical vertebraae inserts on the scapula.

Source: UBERON · Licence: CC-BY-3.0

Definition from the Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall CJ et al., Genome Biology 2012, 13:R5), https://obophenotype.github.io/uberon/, licensed under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Relations

Action: medial rotation of the pectoral girdle, lateral flexion of the neck, extension of the neck
Innervation: dorsal scapular nerve, Anterior ramus of third cervical nerve, Anterior ramus of fourth cervical nerve